466 Hope Street 
x rov i done ©, 7,1 
14 Jan 1713 
fear Dr/ Hob in;-on: 
I have a vague recoil cot ion that one of the 
tripod legs of the new tripod that I loft with yon had a short 
locking brass brace, that is, when the tripod was properly sot up 
one (or perhaps more) of the brass looking levers dll not reach 
the opposite arm of the leg. -ill yon please see if this is the 
case and report to me? V/hen the brace is of the proper length 
it should take a Xitie/ force to p sh it into pi?oe This brace 
should not only prevent the two hinged arms of the tripod from 
slipping from the pins when using, but should : c long enough to 
rigidly brace the arcs against the pine in tic tripod load. 
Voday when I paid the bill {your cheek came yesterday- 
1 W I 
Of M&X3 
Lyra Co,, of whom I curohased the camera.wishes © to make oure 
about this point,,. He says if one of thou© brae os does not fit 
snugly, as it should, he wishes you would send the trinod to him 
by express, charges C.O.h., and h« will seo th t you get on- that is 
built as it should bo, without any expense to yon. 
I would suggest, as a bettor way that you send mo the 
information, together with th© number of the tripod (Ho. - 1 I think) 
and I will have a new one sent to you, when you can *otum the one 
y° u noii? ha.'v c-, This will not leave you without a tripod meanwhile 
Very truly yours. 
